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Tuesday, April 30 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
CO-STORM: A Think Tank Designed To Be Your Personal Board of Directors For Life and Work — Supported by GEICO

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Location:
The Center for Wooden Boats
1010 Valley St, Seattle, WA 98109 (google map link)

WHAT IS A CO-STORM? The CO-STORM™ is a think tank designed to be your personal board of directors for life and work.

The success of the CO-STORM relies in part on YOU. 

The concept behind the CO-STORM is about how much we’re able to see for each other that we don’t see for ourselves.

Fresh eyes see our blind spots and filters. They also mirror back to us what’s really going on. There’s a creative back and forth energy in getting outside your own head. A CO-STORMER’S insight can clarify what steps to take next, highlight your strengths, and make you pay attention to what should happen naturally.

WHAT THE SESSION LOOKS LIKE:
We start the session with an introduction to CO-STORMING, instructions, and an overview of our time together. Then we pair you off in groups of three or four. Your group will go off for a 90-minute CO-STORM session. During this session, each participant will have time for an introduction and a chance to discuss their most pressing pain point, project, or idea. Your CO-STORM partners will brainstorm with you on solutions. In the end, we will gather together and recap.

WHAT ARE THE RESULTS?
Bring your challenges, ideas, prototypes…or just an empty notebook, and get ready to take the next step.

You will get new perspectives and confidence to move forward with your project, which might mean ditching plans and go in a totally different direction. No matter the outcome, we guarantee you will already be taking steps in the right direction.

I truly believe we’ve got great energy going in our community you’re not going to find anywhere else…hitch a ride on that energy! - Melody Biringer

WHAT’S YOUR STORY?
  • Want to change careers but don’t know where to start?
  • What’s keeping you up at night?
  • I have been helping others all my life, it’s time for me now, what should i do?
  • How can I be more creative at work, when I’m not the one calling the shots?
  • How can I refine and tell my story?
  • Fleshing out a side hustle/passion project.
  • How are you unique – what sets you apart?
  • Have you hit a serious plateau?
Speakers
avatar for Jeff Jirsa

Jeff Jirsa

Technology, Infrastructure, Databases, GEICO
Apache Cassandra Committer / PMCBuilding scalable data platforms
avatar for Peter Tang

Peter Tang

Director of Engineering, Geico
avatar for Sultan Ansari

Sultan Ansari

Senior Director of Engineering, GEICO
My core strengths lie in setting technical goals and strategies, executing design and roadmap plans, fostering cross-functional collaboration, nurturing talent development, and making data-driven decisions based on key metrics. I have a proven track record of successfully building... Read More →
avatar for Shemyla Anwar

Shemyla Anwar

VP and Head of Engineering, Geico
Shemyla Anwar is currently the VP and Head of Engineering at Exchange Hub and Marketplace with over 18 years of diverse experience in software engineering and management across industry titans Microsoft, Amazon, and Expedia. Previously, as a Senior Director at Expedia Group, delivering... Read More →
avatar for Genevieve Barlow

Genevieve Barlow

Sr. Principal Recruiter, GEICO
With 13 years of experience in recruiting I am passionate about helping others grow their careers. I believe in building lasting relationships and treating candidates and job seekers with the respect they deserve. I understand that any job search is an emotional journey so I make... Read More →
avatar for Ellen Schroeter

Ellen Schroeter

Senior Principal Recruiter, GEICO
Strategic and insightful Talent Acquisition professional focused on building and developing high performing engineering teams while maintaining successful and meaningful partnerships with candidates, business leaders and relevant stakeholders. As someone who was laid off and took... Read More →
avatar for Melody Biringer

Melody Biringer

Founder, WiT Regatta
Melody Biringer is a self-proclaimed “connection engineer,” a serial entrepreneur who has built a career around building communities for women to thrive. She is the founder of the acclaimed Crave Company, where she's spent more than 20 years encouraging women to have fun while... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for Geico

Geico

For more than 75 years, GEICO has stood out from the rest of the insurance industry! We are one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing auto insurers thanks to our low rates, outstanding service and clever marketing. We're an industry leader employing thousands of dedicated and... Read More →

Tuesday April 30, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
The Center for Wooden Boats
  Regatta Retreat

Attendees (170)